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Quality Seal – University of Potsdam is the first State University to Receive System Accreditation

The audit has been passed. For two years, the University of Potsdam underwent the profound process of system accreditation and has now been awarded …

Twenty Years of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam: Between Success and Uncertainty

August 17, 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam. Yesterday, the State …

University of Potsdam Again Among Top 500 Worldwide in Shanghai Rankings

After successfully entering the renowned Shanghai Rankings three years ago, Brandenburg's largest university has defended its position. It has once …

Uni Potsdam lädt Studieninteressierte ein – Hochschulinformationstag am 14. Juni 2019

Medienwissenschaften, Chemie oder doch lieber Sport? Um Studieninteressierte bei der Wahl des für sie passenden Studienfachs zu unterstützen und …
Representatives of universities in the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) at the annual conference for 2019. Photo: Sharon Ahcar.

University of Potsdam as the First German Member of CONAHEC at the Annual Conference for 2019

The annual conference of the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) took place a few days ago at New Mexico State …
At Potsdam’s start-up service. Photo: T. Bergemann.

PITCH – The University Creates an International Entrepreneurship Hub

The University of Potsdam is among Germany’s top universities when it comes to founding start-ups. The University has ranked highly for years in the …
Dr. Katrin Czempinski with doctorate candidates from „CropStrengthen“. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Fighting Stress with the Right Gene – A European Graduate Program Researches Crop Resistance to Stress

Five researchers from five countries, a German university, a Dutch and an Irish company – this is what a graduate program can look like today when …
Prof. Dr. Tobias Lettl. Photo: Karla Fritze.

More Power for a Few Major Players – Jurist Tobias Lettl studies power concentrations in the market

Fruit and vegetables, bread, or milk products – there’s no question that we all need food every day. And there is also little doubt about where we buy …

Successfully Defended – The University of Potsdam is again one of the world’s 250 best universities in the international THE Ranking

The University of Potsdam has once again placed very well on the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking list. The current ranking list assesses a total …
Magdalena Marsza?ek, Professor of Slavic Literature and Cultural Studies Photo: private.

Remembering through Literature and the Arts – A German-Polish project explores cultural memory

Magdalena Marszałek has a soft spot for the presence of the past in the present. In a German-Polish research project, the Potsdam Slavist examines how …